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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1076

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Representatives Haugen, S. Wilson, Zellinsky, Hine, Schmidt, Jones and G. Fisher

Read first time 1/13/89 and referred to Committees on Local Government/Revenue. Referred to Committees on Natural Resources & Parks/Revenue on 1/18/89.

AN ACT Relating to leased beds of navigable waters in code cities outside of a port district; and amending RCW 79.92.110.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 79, chapter 21, Laws of 1982 1st ex. sess. as last amended by section 25, chapter 221, Laws of 1984 and RCW 79.92.110 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) Where any leased harbor area or tideland is situated within the limits of a town, whether or not the harbor area or tideland lies within a port district, the rents from such leases shall be paid by the state treasurer to the municipal authorities of the town to be expended for water-related improvements.

           (2) When any leased beds of navigable waters are situated within the limits of a code city and not included in a port district, the rents from such leases shall be paid by the state treasurer to the municipal authorities of the code city to be expended for water-related improvements.

(3) The state treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to make payments to the respective towns on the first days of July and January of each year, of all moneys payable under the terms of this section.